discordant
adjective
[ dɪˈskɔːd(ə)nt ]
• disagreeing or incongruous.
• "the operative principle of democracy is a balance of discordant qualities"
Similar:
in disagreement,
at variance,
at odds,
disagreeing,
differing,
divergent,
discrepant,
contradictory,
contrary,
in conflict,
conflicting,
opposite,
opposed,
opposing,
clashing,
incompatible,
inconsistent,
irreconcilable,
inconsonant,
incongruous,
oppugnant,
• (of sounds) harsh and jarring because of a lack of harmony.
• "the singers continued their discordant chanting"
Similar:
inharmonious,
unharmonious,
unmelodic,
unmusical,
tuneless,
off-key,
dissonant,
harsh,
jarring,
grating,
jangling,
jangly,
strident,
shrill,
screeching,
screechy,
cacophonous,
sharp,
flat,
absonant,
horrisonant,
• (of a matched pair of subjects, especially twins) not having the same trait or disease.
• "studies with data from discordant twins will be useful to confirm our findings"
Origin:
late Middle English: from Old French descordant, present participle of descorder (see discord).
